Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Melton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Melton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Melton is located in Hale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hale County: Bibb, Greene, Marengo, Perry & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Melton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melton:
- Hale County (The home county of Melton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Sawyerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosemary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Prairieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Gallion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Pondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Eutaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Boligee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lizzieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Miller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- West Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Faunsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Siddonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Pin Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Ellawhite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Freetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Sprott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Vilula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Pickens County
- Benevola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- McDowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Epes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Moore Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Brewersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Coatopa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Arrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Ralph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Foster's
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Duncanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Hagler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melton, see our County-by-County Page for Melton.
Cemeteries Near Melton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Melton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Martian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hatche Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rhone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Melton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melton, with the one closest to Melton listed first.
- Sawyerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Whitsitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Newbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Eutaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Morgan Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melton.
Newspapers Published in Melton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Melton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Hale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Melton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |